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Faculty & Staff Directory - Lamar Institute of Technology

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When selecting a user interface component with the keyboard, the focus indicator must 
not be completely obscured by anything in front of it.

## Why this matters

When using a keyboard, it is important that the user can see where they are on the page.
If the focus indicator is obscured, the user may not know where they are, and may not
be able to interact with the page.

## Examples

Most common examples include:

* Banners at the top or bottom of the page, such as cookie banners
* Fixed navigation bars
* Fixed footers
* Popup modals, such as cookie consent modals

## How to fix

With elements that cover part of the screen, such as cookie banners, ensure
that the user can scroll to see any content behind the banner, without having to close
the banner.

With popup modals, it should usually be impossible to focus anything behind the modal.
Most common modal frameworks will automatically trap focus within the modal, so that
this is impossible. Example: [Bootstrap Modal](https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/components/modal/#live-demo).

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [WCAG 2.4.12](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/focus-not-obscured.html)

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Title / URL	Issues
Current Students - Lamar Institute of Technologylit.edu/information/current-students	42
Class Schedules - Lamar Institute of Technologylit.edu/information/class-schedules	40
Page Not Foundlit.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	38
Forms - Lamar Institute of Technologylit.edu/financial-aid/forms	36
Student Success - Lamar Institute of Technologylit.edu/student-success	36
Faculty & Staff Directory - Lamar Institute of Technologylit.edu/directory	35
Contact Us - Lamar Institute of Technologylit.edu/financial-aid/contact-us	33
Transfer Students - Lamar Institute of Technologylit.edu/admissions/transfer-students	32
Technology - Lamar Institute of Technologylit.edu/programs/technology	28
Future Students - Lamar Institute of Technologylit.edu/admissions/future-students	24

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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